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Air Mass

Types of Air Mass

• Continental Arctic (cA)- very cold; very dry
• Continental Antarctic (cAA) - very cold; very dry
• Continental Polar (cP) - cold & dry
• Continental Tropical (cT) - warm & dry
• Maritime Tropical (mT) - warm & moist
• Maritime Equatorial (mE) - very warm; very moist
• Maritime Polar (mP) - cool & moist

Generalized Map of Global Air Masses